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Australia among the richest nations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021
... while Germany, the Netherlands and the US acquired an extra $53,000 (US$40,000) in wealth, respectively. The research found a huge disparity in the distribution of average wealth. Nations that recorded the highest wealth per adult (above US$100,000) ...

More super tax concessions on table

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... them to a product with poorer performance. "Senators that vote to shackle workers to the worst performing funds will punch a huge hole in the savings of many Australians," ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said. "Senators know full well that most people ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... and successful in offshore markets, with the bulk of activism in the US and Europe. "L1 Capital believes that there is a huge opportunity in Australia for investor-led stewardship in equity markets, particularly given that more corporate ownership has ...

Super fee squeeze continues

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021
... superannuation products that lowered their fees, was smaller than the December quarter. "While a 37% quarterly fee decrease ratio is huge, it's one-third lower than the 56% ratio it was last quarter. The implication is that there is an overwhelming trend ...

Advisers filter clients via ethical lens

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2021
... whole will measure the profession. Crabbe pointed out that in the midst of advisers trying to stay viable and paying out huge overheads in the form of licence, education and insurance costs and the like - making a profit is not unethical. Like other ...

Weeding out net zero fakers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... companies - but, like Barns, he questions how serious the plan behind some of these commitments are. Unilever and Nestle, huge multinationals that recently committed to net zero, were examples of companies with thoroughly detailed plans to achieve that ...

The secret to looking good in the media: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... journalists chased the stories in influential media like the Australian Financial Review. Eventually the event had spiraled into a huge scandal. This, Kitney said, was an example of why it is in the interest of companies and organisations to have some ...

Tempered positivity post-pandemic: Experts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... consumer spending data, Singh said restaurant spending appears to have changed in a way that could be permanent - with a huge increase in food delivery spend during the pandemic that has remained at that elevated level. "Cash was basically replaced in ...

Praemium FUA up, opens Edinburgh office

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
The platform has recorded increased funds under administration (FUA) of $37.9 billion as it expands its presence in the UK with the opening of an office in Edinburgh, Scotland. For the March quarter, Praemium recorded an 11% increase in FUA, and a 96% ...

Aussies to lose $100m to fraudsters

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... online shopping ($7.4m), health and medical products ($3.9m), identity theft ($3.1m) and unexpected lottery wins ($1.7m). The huge loss signals that investment fraud might keep surging, corresponding with the year-over-year growth trend, Finbold said ...